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Autore |
Barry Matthew B. |
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Titolo |
Abortion at Or over 20 Weeks' Gestation : Frequently Asked Questions (R45161) / / Matthew B. Barry |
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Washington, D.C. : , : Congressional Research Service, , 2018 |
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Edizione |
[[Library of Congress public edition].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (20 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion |
Abortion - United States |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Report includes bibliographical references. |
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How many abortions are performed per year in the United States, and what percentage occurs in the second trimester? -- What is known about women who seek an abortion at or after 20 weeks of gestation? -- What percentage of abortions performed at or after 20 weeks of gestation is due to fetal anomaly or the health of the mother? -- Why might a woman experience a delay in seeking or receiving an abortion? -- What methods do providers use to perform an abortion in the second trimester? -- How many providers perform second trimester abortions? -- What is the cost of an abortion at 20 weeks of gestation? -- Do federal/state dollars support these abortions? -- Are second trimester abortions safe for women? -- What are the possible physical health complications or side effects associated with a second trimester abortion? -- Do women who have a second trimester abortion, or who are prevented from having such an abortion, experience any mental health complications? -- What is the viability of an infant born in the second trimester? -- What are the costs associated with treating an extremely preterm infant? -- What is the evidence that a fetus has the ability to feel pain?. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Legislation at the federal and state levels seeking to limit or ban abortions in midpregnancy has focused attention on the procedure and the relatively small number of women who choose to undergo such an |
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abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, about 926,200 abortions were performed in 2014; 1.3% of abortions were performed at or over 21 weeks' gestation in 2013. A 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study found that most women who have abortions are unmarried (86%), are poor or low-income (75%), are under age 30 (72%), and are women of color (61%). |
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